Messier 3, May’25

34,000 light-years away in Canes Venatici.
Captured this globular cluster after midnight on May 16, 2025, during my May Messier tour.

Messier 3

M 3 is a bright globular cluster in the constellation Canes Venatici, located about 33,000 light-years away, and reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed mid April.

Messier 3 with the VC200L – May 2023

Messier 3 – One of the bright globular clusters in spring. Here a one-hour-integration with my VISAC astrograph.